A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c49.s2.41

v3.c49.s2.41

Samaratha was a Śvetāmbara Jain of the Sāgaracandrasūri branch of the Kharataragaccha, and a pupil of Matiratna or Sumatiratna. He lived in Bīkāner. Samaratha’s name was changed into Samayamāṇikya after his ordination. Samaratha composed his Hindī commentary on the Rasamañjarī in A.D. 1707. He also wrote a Sanskrit commentary on Keśavadāsa’s Rasikapriyā, composed in Brajbhāṣā; this commentary was completed in A.D. 1698.¹⁰⁴